Machine for working uppers over lasts



April 22 1924. 1,490,977

' B. JORGENSEN MACHINE FOR WORKING UPPERS OVER LASTS v Filed June 27 ..1919 6 Sheets-Sheet 1 April 22 1924.

B.. JORGENSEN' MACHINE FOR WORKING UPPERS OVER LASTS Filed June 27, 1919 A 6 Sheets-Sheet 2 April 22 1924. 1,490,977

- B. JORGENSEN MACHINE FOR WORKING UPPERS OVER LASTS Filed June 27. 1919 6 Sheets-Sheet 5 April 22 1924. 1,490,977

I B. JORGENSEN MACHINE FOR WORKING UPPE RS OVER LASTS Filed June 2'7. 1919 6 Sheets-Sheet 4 April 22 1924. 1,490,977

B. JORGENSEN MACHINE 'FOR WORKING UPPERS OVER LASTS Filed June 27. 1919 6 Sheets-Sheet S W VENTU/Q Patented Apr 22, 1924.

BERNHARIDT JORGENSEN, 6F BEVERLY,

PATENT mean rice.

MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO UNITED SHOE IVEACHENERY OORPORATIGN, 0F PETERSON, NEW JERSEY, A CORPUBATION OF NEW JERSEY.

MACHINE FOB VICE/KING UPPER/S OVER LASTS.

Application filed June 27, 1919. Serial No. 307,061.

This invention relates to machines for.

working uppers over lasts, and in respect to certain features has more particular reference to machines for operating upon the upper at the end portion of a shoe. The invention is herein shown as embodied in a machine having means for pulling an upper over the toe end of a last andtor working the upper into lasted position and fastoning it at the toe; but it will be understood that the invention, in many of its'features, is not limited to a combination of means for performing these several operations nor restricted in utility to toe lasting.

One object of the invention is to provide an improved construction adapted for use in the manufacture of a well known type of shoe which is made of felt. In the manufacture of shoes of this kind it is a common practice to cut the upper of sutlicient size to permit it wholly Or partially to overlie the bottom of the last in place of an insole and, before the shoe is mounted on the last, to stitch the opposite side edges of the upper either directly together or to an inserted piece of similar material extending for a portion at least of the distance lengthwise of the shoe. The stock is then dampened and a last is inserted, thus stretching and formi g the material in the desired shape. The best results in the shaping of the shoe, however, require that the bottom edges of the material the toe portion of the shoe be left free and unsecured until after the last has been inserted and that the toe portion or the upper be shaped to the last by a subsequent lasting operation.

The operation of lasting the toe of such a shoe must be performed with due regard to the conditions resulting from the preceding steps in the manufacture of the shoe and from the character of the material of which the shoe is made. One characteristic of the felt, particularly when dampened tor the purpose of lasting, is its tendency to tear readily it'- an undue strain is applied at any point, and another characteristic is the tendency for the gathered folds in the margin of the upper to react and spring up from the bottom of the last after the lasting pressure has been released. It is of particular importance, however, in this kind of a shoei that the upper be retained in a substantially fiat condition for a considerable distance inwardly from the edge of the last bottom, since otherwise there is danger that in the subsequent upper trimming operation preparatory to the application of the sole the overlaid margin of the upper may be out too close to the edge of the last bottom and thus weaken the seam whereby the upper and the sole are subsequently stitched to gather. It is also essential that the operation of pulling the upper over the toe of the last, which is required for the best results in the shaping of the shoe, and the operation of laying or wiping the margin of the upper inwardly over the last he so performed as-to avoid distorting the previously shaped upper at the rear f the toe or crowding the margin of the upper backwardly at the sides in such manner as to produce objectionable wrinkles in or adjacent to the previously shaped portion. A machine designed to deal with the conditions encountered in lasting such shoes is shown and described in Letters Patent No. 1,413,589, granted on my application on April 25, 1922, and it is one object of the present invention to provide improvements in the type of machine there I disclosed. Among its more particular objects this invention has in view the provi sion of means for securing improved results when operating on shoes which are comparatively wide and blunt across the toe, means for improving the lasting along the sides of the toe, and means for insuring regularity in the gathering of the margin of the upper and efiectiveness in securing it in a substantially fiat condition over the margin of the bottom surface of the last.

iVith the above and other objects in view, the invention provides, among its important features, a novel construction and arrangement of means for gathering and wiping the margin of the upper inwardly round the end of the shoe. The construction shown comprises a pair of end embracing wiper plates mounted to close inwardly over the bottom of the last, and an addi tional pair of wiper plates which close inwardly at the sides between the shoe and said first plates and receive a substantial movement inwardly beyond the inner edges of the first plates after the latter have completed their. gathering and overwiping open ation. For convenience the first mentioned pair of plates will be hereinafter frequently referred to as end wipers'and the additional pair as side wipers, although it will be evident by reference to the accompanying drawings that in the illustrative construction the end plates are substantially coterminous in rearward extent. with the side plates. The side plates areso mounted as to close inwardly beyond the end plates without any component of rearward movement lengthwise of the shoe and, in fact, with a substantial component of forward movement of their inner wiping edges toward the toe end of the shoe, whereas therend plates have a substantial component of movement rearwardly as they close, and the side plates are thus effective in their inward movement beyond the edges of the end plates to correct any condition that may result from the tendency of the end plates to crowd the material rearwardly along the sides of the shoe. The machine shown includes in its organization a novel arrangement of means whereby the end plates are closed by the action of mechanism engaging the end face of the shoe and the side plates receive their effective movement from operating members which move laterally of the shoe and push these plates inwardly over the shoe independently of the end plates. Still further to insure regularity in the gathering of the margin of the upper, with a view for example to location of the upper securing fastenings at the most effective points with relation to the gathered folds, the wipers are so constructed as to determine with precision the location of the folds, this object being of fected in the illustrative construction by means including a notched or recessed formation of the edges of the wiper plates particularly designed to localize the folds.

A further feature of the invention consists in a novel combination of means for working an upper over a last and means for fastening the margin of the upper in position. Combined with means for gathering the margin of the upper in outwardly directed folds disposed in. predetermined locations as hereinb-efore explained, the invention in its illustrative embodiment pro vides means for driving fastenings substantially in line with or over said folds in the best position for preventing reaction of the gathered material. in the construction shown, which is designed to'form three forwardly directed folds and an outwardly directed fold at each side located farther rearwardly, three tacks are driven substantially at the front of the gathered material in line with theforward folds and two additional tacks are disposed farther rearwardly and in line with the rear folds, i. e'., with the several tacks located substantially at the lines of greatest convexity of the respective folds. in order to determine with accuracy the location of the tacks with relation to the material gathered by the wipers, the taclrers are positioned by the wiper mechanism, all live of the tackers being mounted for movement lengthwise of the shoe with the wiper support and a pair of tackers at each side being mounted for movement also laterally of the shoe with the corresponding side wiper plate. The tacking means comprises a construction and arrangement of taclr holders, tack drivers and operating mechanism particularly designed to cooperate with the overworking means for the purposes in view, and additional features of the invention are to be recognized in details of the combination thus provided.

Still another feature of the invention consists in novel work positioning means, the construction shown providing a three-point bearing for the bottom of the shoe so arranged as to determine with precision the relation of the toe end portion of the shoe to the overworlring means. More particularly, the illustrative construction comprises a forepart shoe rest provided with members arranged to engage the bottom of the shoe at two points only in locations spaced laterally of the shoe, and an additional member mounted on the usual heel rest for engaging the bottom of the shoe at the heel end, with provision for varying the position of the shoe with respect to movement about a longitudinal axis by relative adjustment of the forepart engaging members and for varying the lengthwise inclination of the shoe by relative adjustment of the heel rest member and the forepart members. Such an arrangement of shoe positionin means is of particular advantage in a machine provided with automatically operating toe lasting mechanism, since the pressure of the wipers on the different portions of the work may be precisely determined for the size and style of shoe with the assurance of uniform results on all shoes of that size and style.

The above and other features of the invention, including certain details of construction and combinations of parts, will now be described with reference to the acan er? companying drawings and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings,

Fig. 1 is a view in side elevation and partly in vertical section of the head portion of a pulling over and toe lasting machine in which the invention is embodi d;

Fig. 2 is a view in side elevation on a larger scale and at a slightly different an le of a portion of the toe lasting mechanism shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a detail view at a different angle of a portion or the wiper operating means seen in Fig. 2;

Fi i shows in elevation the wipers and the tacking devices as viewed from the rear;

Fig. 5 is an inverted plan view showhg the wiper mechanism, the toe gripper and a portion of the side wiper operating means;

Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view showing a portion of the tacking mechanism detached;

Fig. is an exploded View showing portions of one of the tack holders and its support;

Fig. 8 is a View substantially in plan of the wiper mechanism, showing the end wipers at the limit of their overwiping movement and the side wipers at an inter mediate stage in their inward movement;

Fig. 9 is a view similar to Fig. 8 showing the parts at the end of the overwiping operation and illutsrating the location of the tacks and Fig. 10 is a detail View of a portion or" the wiper and stacker operating means.

The machine in which the invention is herein shown as incorporated includes in its general organization features or" a wellknown type of pulling-over machine shown and described in prior United States Letters Patent No. 1,029,387, granted on June 11, 1912, upon an application of R. F. Me Feely, and more particularly in respect to the toe lasting means embodies many of the features shown and described in my prior Patent No. 1,413,589. In view of these prior disclosures, which may be referred to for more complete understanding of the details of construction of the machine the present description will be limited to such details it is necessary to refer to for an understanding of the novel features 0? this invention.

F or positioning the work the machine has a shoe bottom rest which is mounted for swinging movement as usual in machines of this type and includes ainember 2 mounted for adjustment in directions lengthwise of the shoe and pivotally supporting at its front end a shoe rest plate 3. Mounted in the plate 3 are a pair of studs i for engaging the shoe stock on the bottom of the last in locations spaced laterally of the shoe, these studs being each adjustable in the plate rersely of the plane of the shoe ottorn. sa ed between the rear end of itioil the plate 5 tends to swing 12 which is moved upward into supporning and positioning enith the heel end of the shoe after the machine start and side clamp devices 14: which are sw inwardly into supporting and holding eng gement with the i) torepart of he shoe arts 1/18 upper pulling r operation. llilre ti cl shown in my prior patent, the upper )iilllil means 1" t is present machine comprise nly a toe gripper which the pres-en construction, has jaws 16 curved as shown i Fi 5 for engagement with a substantial extent of the margin of the upper round the toe end of the last, thi construction being particularly well adapted 'for wide shoes. ihe jaws 16 are mounted on a gripper casing 18 and are operated to gr'p and to pull the upper by means of a gripper bar 520 connected to an updraw lever 22 which-is operated yieldingly through a spring 24 by cam slide 26 to which operative movement is imparted by a cam 28 on the cam shaft 10. The normal position of the toe gripper lengthwise of the last is determined by a slide 30 provided, as shown in Fig. 1, with a roll in engagement with the. rear face of the gripper bar 20, the gripper being held by the slide against the tension oi overdraw springs 32 in position to receive the margin of the upper when the shoe is presented to the machine.

f oof the toe gripper the machine has means for gathering and wiping the margin of the upper over the bottom of the last or driving tacks to secure the upper in lasted position, the wiping and tracking being supported on a front arm 34:, which is mounted to swing lengthwise or": the last about acenter 36. Operative rearward increment is imparted to the by means oit a slide 38 which is enand operated h a. pinion Like the macl shown in said prior patents the present machine is designed to perform its (3; of operations in successive stages or St ps between which the machine comes a 'toinaticaily to rest, although the invention in its teatur to a is not limited machine 1.4 this i rticular characteristic. When the machine is first started the and the machine then comes to a stop with the upper held under tension to permit an inspection of the work and any adjustment which the operator observes to be necessary. l l hen the machine is again started the side clamping and supporting devices let are swung into operative engagement with the shoe, and either immediately, or after-a second period of rest in the cycle, the toe gripper is swung rearwardly to over-draw the margin of the upper and the wiping and tacking mechanisms are operated to wipe the of the upper inwardly and to fasten it in lasted position. The rearward movement of the toe gripper and of the front arm i'l-"l takes place i consequence of retraclive movement of the slide 38 to which the front arm is connected, this slide carrying a lug 1-2 which controls the slide 30 by engagement with a lug l i on a rack bar 46 connected to the slide as described in detail in l atent No. 1,029,387. As the front arm 34 is swung rearwardly. the toe gripper is thus released to the action of its overuraw springs 32 and permitted to swing over the last bottom, the gripper being finally tripped and caused to releasethe upper by engagement of the front arm 3% with a latch 48 on the gripper. In the continued movement of the arm 34 the wipers are advanced and closed over the shoe, and after the gathering and wiping operation has been completed the tacks are driven to fasten the upper, as will be hereinafter described more in detail.

The wiper mechanism comprises a wiper supporting member 50 secured by means of a clamp screw 52 on the lower end of the front supporting arm 34, the screw 52 eX- tending through a slot 56 in the member 50 to permit the latter to be adjusted lengthwise of the last in such manner as to determine the correct'limit of lengthwise movement of the wipers relatively to the shoe. Mounted on a pivot 58 on the support 50 are a pair of wiper plates 60, herein termed end wipers, the pivot 58 being located at such a distance from the operative front edges of these wipers that they swing about an axis which is positioned beyond the end face of theshoe when they are at their limit of operative movement, as shown in Fig. 8, the purpose of this arrangement being to cause all portions of the wiper edges to receive a substantial component of movement laterally of the shoe during their movement lengthwise of the shoe in order to assist in gathering the margin of the upper inwart laterally of the shoe and in avoiding 0bjectionable displacement lengthwise of the last of portions of the margin near the opposite side edges of the shoe bottom. For imparting operative movement to the wipers 60 the support 50 carries a slide 62 to which is secured adjustably by means of a 7.1 ...r rm the support on clamp screwbt a bar 66 carrying upon its front end pad (38 for enoao'emcnt with the ine outer end of the slide is arrar d to e a pair of levers '70 which are iounted of linlrs '22 to wardly from fl wiper plates I 76 connected to the levers 7O tend to hold the levers in engagement with the slide 62 and to position slide at us forward limit of movement determined by engagement of Gil.

the inner end of the sore" (it u a slot 1 8 in the support 50'. pairs l normally by the s 's 76 w tii wip rs in open The connections with the end plates and are secured on arms 82 which are mounted on pivots on the wipersupport 5O these pivots being oii'set laterally of the support from the pivot 58 of the end wipers. ti prings 8-6 connected at their opposite ends respectively to the arms 82 and to pins F58 on the ears 742 of the end wipers, tend to swing the a. outwardly and thus to hold the side wipers in open or retracted position, the outward limit of movementof the arms being determined by their engagement with the pins 88.

For imparting operative mov ent to the side wipers the machine has operating devices mounted upon which are the usual arms provided. heretofore in machines of this general type for carrying the and tacking mechanisms, these arms being moved inward laterally of the shoe, as the arm El i is swung rearwardly, by mechanism connected to the slide 38, as will be hereinafter described in detail. lilounted upon the lower ends of the arms 90 in place of the wiping and tacking mechanisms of prior machines are wiper operating members 92 the inner edges of which are suitably shaped for engagement with the rounded outer edges of the wiper members 80. the members 92 be ing slida my mounted in guideways formed in plates 94 which are secured on the arms 90. Swiveled in a clamping plate 96 at one side of the plate 94 is aclamp screw 98 which extends through he plate'9e and also through a slot in the member 92, the end of this screw being threaded in a clamping plate 100 which engages the member 92. Threaded in the plate 100 is an adjusting screw 102 which is slotted for engagement with forked projections 104 at the outer end of the member 92. By adjustment of the screws 102 the wiper operating members 92 may thus be positioned to vary the limit of inward movement of the different respective wiper plates 80 to conform to differences in the width and shape of different shoes, and in order to insure against accidental change in the adjustment the clamp screws 98 may be tightened to hold the members in adjusted position.

It will be understood that when the front arm 34 is swung toward the shoe, carrying the wipers GO and 80 bodily lengthwise of the shoe, the pad 68 comes into engagement with the end of the shoe and stops the movement of the bar 66 and the slide 62 while the n'iovement of the arm and of the wiper support 50 continues. Such con tinued movement of the wiper support causes the levers to fulcrum about their points of engagement with the slide 62 and thus to swing the end wipers 6O laterally inward during their continued bodily movement lengthwise of the shoe. The connec tion between the bar 66 and the slide 62 permits the pad 68 to be adjusted to vary the time in the movement of the front arm when the lateral closing movement of the wipers is to begin. For the purposes in view the parts are preferably adjusted to position the pad in advance of the edges of the wipers to cause the wipers to begin to close before they arrive at the edge of the shoe bottom and thus to be positioned in substantial conformity to the contour of the cdge at the beginning of their effective engagement with the shoe materials. its the end wipers are thus swung inwardly they carry the side wipers with them by reason of the engagement of the pins 88 with the arms 82, the side wiper operating members 92 at the same time swinging inwardly with the arms 90 in o position to engage the members on their outer curved edge faces. As the wipers continue their operative movement lengthwise and laterally of the shoe they wipe the upper inwardly over the last bottom round the end and along the sides of the toe and gather the unsecured margin in a plurality of folds substantially as indicated in Fig. 8 wherein the end wipers are shown at the limit of their operative movement. this limit being de termined by engagement of the levers 70 with shoulder 109 on the wiper support whereby further movement of the arm 34: and the wipers stopped. It will be observed that at this stage in the operation the wiping edges of the thin side wiper plates 80 still ocrupy a retracted position underneath the end wipers, and from this it view the conditions encountered on a shoe having a wide and blunt toe, in order to provide sufficient room for the gathers or folds in the margin of the upper across the end of the toe. Experience has demonstrated that on shoes having comparatively wide toes an outwardly convex or outwardly directed fold in the margin of the upper is formed substantially midway between the opposite sides of the toe by the relative lateral movement of the adjacent portions of these end wiper plates, and the wiper con struction is. such as to form an additional outwardly convex fold at each side of the middle fold and substantially in alinement with it across the shoe. In order to assist in determining the location of these additional folds, the straight front portions of the wiper edges end in curved notches or recesses 105 wherein the outwardly directed folds form as the wipers move inwardly.

After the wipers have arrived in the position shown in Fig. 8 and the material has been gathered substantially in the manner indicated in said figure, continued move ment of the operating members 9:2 effected by mechanism to be hereinafter more fully described, causes the side plates 80 to move relatively to the end plates to the position indicated in Fig. 9, By this movement the wipers 80 operate to wipe still farther inwardly over portions of the materials embraced by the end wiper plates. and thus to insure the effective gathering of the material within a comparatively small area midway between the opposite sides of the shoe. It will be evident that by reason of the location of the axes of the sides plates 80 relatively to their wiping edges these plates operate upon the material with a substantial component of movement forwardly to war-d the toe end of the shoe, these wipers thus having an important function in counteracting any tendency which the end plates may have had, due to their large componentof movement lengthwise of the shoe, to crowd the material backwardly along the sides and thus form objectionable wrinkles in or adjacent to the previously shaped portion back of the toe. In order to assist still further in defining the location of the folds in the gathered material, the side plates 80 are notched as shown at 106, the foremost notches being arranged to aline approximately with the notches 105 in the end plates when the Wipers are in closed position, and the rearmost notches being arranged to assist in forming an additional outwardly directed told at each side of the rear of the end folds.

One object in thus providing means for forming the folds in the gathered material in definite locations is to insure that the upper shall be fastened in definite relation to the folds. in the construction shown the notches lOo'and 106 serve additionally as recesses in which the securing tacks are driven, the tae' mechanism heir definitely located with respect to the wipers as will be hereinafter explained, to drive the tacks at these points, and also to dri e another tack midway between the two front corner tacks, as shown in Fig. 9. vill be observed that the several tacks are thus driven suestantially in line with the outwardly directed folds in the material, or at the lines of greatest convexity of the folds. and as .thus driven they have an important function. especially where the shoe is made of material such felt, in preventing the material from springing up by reason of its natural resiliency alter the wiping pressure is removed, which they would not perform as well it they were laterally displaced to any substantial extent from the lines ofthe folds. As a result, the overwiped margin of the upper is held substan tially flat upon the bottom of the last in preparation for the subsequent upper trimming operation whereby the surplus portion of the gathered margin is cut away, without the danger, which it is necessary to guard against carefully in shoes of this type, or cutting into the material too near the edge of the last bottom.

The mechanism for driving the five tacks in the locations above described is carried by the front which also carries the wiper mechanism. For driving the middle tack. tacking; mechanism similar to the construction shown in my earlier patent is provided con'iprising; a centre tack holder 10'? carried by the front arni and a tack driver 108 which is operatively connected by means of a forked member 110 to a driv r 112 operated in the manner usual in -nines ot this type by a tack driving arin Tacks ar fed to the tack holderlO'Z, as usual in such machines, from tack separating mechanism 115 through a feed tube116. Mounted on the arm 3 1 at opposite sides of central tacker mechanism areadditional tucker supports 118. At their outer ends the supports 118 are formed to provide cylindri cal bearing portions recessed at their upper ends for engagement with conical. pivot studs 120 and at their lower ends tor engagement with similar studs 122. By reference to Figs. 2 and 4 it will be seen that each of the studs 122 carries a locking pin 124kv which by turning movement or" the stud may he positioned to enter a slot 126 in the bracket 128 in which the stud is inountcd thus perniitting the stud 122 to be manner as to release the S1070]? 118 and permit its removal. rriec by the tacker supports 118 are tack holders 130 and 132, these latter, as shown 1* igs. 6 and '4", cornprising compleniental airs of pivotally mounted the 91ers recesser. to receive the tacks and normally pressed together by leaf springs 18 1 which on ace the fingers adjacent to their pivot points the normal position of each pair of fingers inod bv a pin 136 in ei ageinent in ,1 .1 slots 138 in the it will be seen that the tack holders 130 and 132 are so arranged as to di ve their tacks close to ther, the tingers being: arranged to sepi about axes that extend lengthwise of the shoe to permit a substantially contiguous relation of the holders, and that the tack holder 132 is directly in the r L of the holder 130 the diftereut holders bei relatively displaced in view of the rearwa y inclined relation of the t ackers to position their lower ends at substantially equal distances from th shoe bottom. The tack holder 130 is mounted on an integral portion 140 of the support 118 which extends outwardly to provide a pase 142 through whi h the tacks are fed. 1e tack holder 132, on the other hand, is .ounted on plate 1 1% which is secured by screws 146 and 148 to the part 1 10 of the s* sport and is likewise provided with a tack pa 150. Adjacent portions or" the parts 144) and 14A- are channeled to provide a slidewav for driver blocks 152 which carry tack ers 154. For operating the drivers 1545 of the two pairs of side taclrers, the blocks 152 are connected by links 156 to ears 158 on brackets secured to the central tack driver 108. Tacks are fed to the tack passages 142 and 150 through teed tubes the lower portions 160 of which are. flexible to permit the lateral movement of the side tackers and the upper portions 162 of which of substantially rigid material and loosely held in operative relation to the tack separator mechanism 115 by means of springs 164. At their lower ends the tube sections 162 are connected to the arm 34: to swing with the arm lengthwise oi the shoe. These connections serve to maintain the tack supply tubes in operative relation to the separator mechanism and the tackers in all positions of movement of the arm 34-. and of the supports 118. In order to maintain the opposite pairs of tackers above described initially in an outot'd he-wa position in such manner that ample rooinmay be ailiorded for presenting notches 105 and 106 in the wiper plates for driving their tacks precisely in the required locations at the end of the overwiping operation. the supports 118 are operatively connected to the side wiper plates 80. For this purpose each of the supports carries a memher 166 provided with a guideway to receive a stud 168 mounted on the underlying wiper member 80, the member 166 being secured by the screws 1. .18 to the plate 1 14C hereinbetore described.

The mechanism 101 imparting operative movement to the front wiper and tacker supporting arm 34. and to the two side wiper operating arms 90. and tor actuating th k driving" mechanism, is shown in detail is previously stated, operative rear and movement is imparted to the front arm 31- by means of a slide 38 which is operated by a pinion 10 (Fig. 1). The connection between the arm 34 and the slide 38 is a yielding one. comprising; spring plungers 17 0 supported in a bracket 172 secured to the slide and bearing; upon inclined end faces termed on gruide members 174- which are connected to the trout arm. The slide 38 is thus rendereiil eiiective to move the arm 34 rearwardly until resistance is encountered such that the spring plungers 170 yield and permit the bracket 172 to slide rearwardly along the. guide members 1741- as the member 3 continues its operative movement. Such abnormal resistance to continued movement the arm 34- is encountered when the wiper operating levers encounter the shoulder 109 on the wiper support, which prevents continued relative movement between the support and the slide 62 on. which the shoe engaging pad 68 is mounted. Similar yieldine connections are provided for swinging the side arms 90 inwardly. comprising pivotr-d near segments 176 operatively connected to the slide 38 and to slide members 178 which support spring plungers 180in en casement with inclined faces on slides 182 which are operatively connected to the side arms. The side arms are thus swung inwardli as the front arm 34 is swung toward the rear. In order to time the operation of the side wiper plates relatively to that of the end plates as hereinbet'ore described. provision is aii orded for utilizing continued movement of the slide 38 after the movement of the arm 34 has been stopped to move the side arms and their wiper operating members 92 still further inwardly and thus in Fin". 1

to move the side wipers from the position of Fig. 8 to that of Fig. 9. the spring plunc'ers 170 associated with the front arm yielding and sliding along the guides 1741 to permit this opention to be effected. The inner limit of movement of the side arms is determined by the engagement of hugs 184 on the arms with stop members 186 on the frame of the machine (Fig. 2). Movementof the slide 38 relatively to the arm 34: is also utilized, as in prior machines of this general type. to trip the driver bar 112 and cause the tacks to be driven. For this purpose the bracket 172 carries a plate 188 which is arranged to engage under a plate 190 secured to the driver bar to hold the bar normally in its upraised position and is moved backwardly from under the latter plate to release the driver bar by the continued move ment of the slide 38 after the front arm has arrived at its limit of movement. In the present machine, of course, the tacks are not driven until after the operative movement of the side wipers 80 has been completed, the movement of the plate 188 relatively to the plate 190 before the driver bar is finally tripped being: sufficient to permit the side arms to complete their wiper operating movement.

In order to insure the best results in the automatic toe lasting operation it is important that the shoe be positioned with substantial accuracy in predetermined relation to the wipers. -t is contemplated that. as in the use of prior machines of this general type. the lengthwise position of the shoe will be determined by placing the toe end face of?" the last in engagement with the rear fixer toe gripper j aw when the work is presented to the machine, the shoe being subsequently maintained in this position by the heel rest 12 which is moved up yieldingly against the heel end of the shoe and looked after the machine is started. As hereinbefore explained, the position of the bottom face of the torepart of the shoe is determined by the studs 4 on the adjustable shoe rest plate 3. and these studs are relatively adjusted also to determine the proper position of the shoe with respect to movement about its longitudinal axis to cause the wipers to bear with equally effective pressure at the oppo site side portions of the margin of the upper. In order still more effectively to insure the proper location of the forepart of the shoe relatively to the wipers, the heel rest 12- is" provided with, a member 192 which is arranged to proiect over the bottom of the shoe at the heel end and thus in co-operation with the forepart rest to fix the longitudinal inclination of the shoe. the heel rest being slidably mountedon its support for adjustment in directions transverse to the plane of the shoe bottom to vary such inclination. A three-point bearing is thus provided for the bottom of the shoe to position the shoe accurately in predetermined relation to the wipers and by means of the devices which thus engage the bottom of the shoe and the clamping and supporting devices 14 the shoe is held firmly in its proper position for the overwiping and tacking operations. in order to position the studs 4.- in the desired location lengthwise of the shoe and to change their location for shoes of different sizes. the shoe rest member 2 and its supported I into m head illustrated.

In the operation oi": to

e machine on a tyne in which the in unshoe of the illustrative toe end portion only has lasted and unsecured con ion. the shoe is presented to the in hi in the position indicated in Fig. 1 1th the toe end ot the last in engagement with t toe gripper and r bottom of the last at the opposite sides of the torepar en genient with the two positioning studs 42;. 1c unsecured in of the upper a the t e end of the la jecting between the open toe U l 'lhile holding the shoe in this ition the operator actuates the clutch. whereupon the heel rest 12 with its positioning member 192 is moved up and locked the heel end portion of shoe and the toe gripper closes up n and pulls a co. nuous section of the of the upper extend ing rouno the toe end oi the last assisted by a downward swi in movement of the shoe rest. the machine then coming to stop with the upper held under tersi a.

any adjustment of the upper re *ely to the last any change in tho tensioning of the upper is necessary the operator i now afforded an opportunity to make suc change or adjustment by manipulation oi the toe gripper in the manner characteristic of machines of this general type.

Upon the second actuation of he clutch. the side clamping and supporting devices l i are moved into operative relation to the shoe. and either immediately following the novernent of these devices to operative position or after a subsequent in the cycle, depending upon the number of stops provided on the controlling cam. the toe gripper is released by the slide 30 to the action of the overdraw springs 32 to cause it to pull the margin of the upper rearwardly over the bottom of the last thet'ront arm 34 is swung re-arwardly by the slide 33 to carry the wipers and the taclrers over the shoe. Before the edges of the end wipers 60 arrive in position adjacent to the edge o? the shoe bottom the pad 68 engages the end of the shoe and in the continued moverest ment of the 34.: and the wiper support renders the wiper operating ettective to close the wipers inward laterally oi? he shoe, the wipers thus being closed suostantial conformity to the lateral contour of the shoe by the time they begin their overwiping action on the upper. At about the time when the end wipers become efi'ective to wipe the upper inwardly, the

in 9 to complete the in l i '3 side arm 90 and the members 92 the side vipers rnent indicated overwiping an" gathering operation in the manner and h the results hereinbefore mor particularly described. As soon as the side ipers have arrived at their limit of operative movement, the tack driving mechanisin is actuated and the several tacks are driven substantially in the locations indicated by Fig. 9 to secure the upper in lasted position. The parts then return to their starting positions and the shoe is released.

It will be evident that by reason or" the inclination relatively to the plane of the shoe bottom of the axes about which the side taclrer supports 118 are swung, the 0pposite pairs of side taclrers in their opera tive movement are carried downward toward the plane of the shoe bottom as well inward laterally of the shoe. A desirresult of this arrangement is that suffint space is aliorded between the ends of the tack holders and the plane of the shoe bottom to permit the margin of the upper to be gathered and wiped inwardly by the advancing wipers without interference by the t ackers the ends o1 the tack holders of course being maintained continuously substantially over the wiping edges of the end wiper plates. As the margin of the upper is wiped inward progressively and flattened the bottom ot the last, the tack holders approach the plane of the last botuntil they arrive in position to drive the tacks in the relation to the gathered folds of the upper illustrated by Fig. 9 wherein it will be seen that the foremost tacks are substantially alined across the front of the gathered mate-rial and the tacks at each side alined in a direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal median li ot the shoe.

While the invention in herein illustrated with particular reference to the manufac-' 1. In. a machine of the class described, the

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combination with shoe positioning means, of means for gathering and wiping the margin of the upper inwardly round the end of the shoe, and additional wiping means constructed and arranged to extend lengthwise of the shoe along the gathered material,

and to move in a different direction and farther inward laterally of the shoe than said first wiping means to complete the overwiping and gathering operation after said first means has completed its operative movement.

2. In a machine of the class described, the combination with shoe positioning means, of means movable lengthwise and laterally of the shoe to gather and wipe the margin of the upper inwardly round the end of the shoe, and additional wiping means constructed and arranged to move subsequently farther inward than said first wiping means at the opposite sides of the same portion of the material with a component of movement lengthwise of the shoe in the reverse direction from said first means to complete the overwiping and gathering operation.

3. In a machine of the class described, the combination with shoe positioning means, of means for gathering and wiping the margin of the upper inwardly round the end of the shoe, and additional wiping means constructed and arranged to close inward laterally of the shoe between the shoe and said first means in engagement with portions of the upper embraced by said first means and to wipe over the upper for a substantially greater distance from the opposite side edges of the shoe bottom than the distance of movement of said first wiping means from the end face of the shoe.

In a machine of the class described, the combination with shoe positioning means, of means for gathering and wiping the margin of the upper inwardly round the end of the shoe, and additional wiping means movable subsequently inward in time relation to said first wiping means over portions of the material embraced by said first means to gather the unwiped margin of the upper within a substantially smaller area than the first means.

5. In a machine of the class described, the combination with shoe positioning means, of means for gathering and wiping the margin oi the upper inwardly round the end of the shoe, and additional wiping means substantially cotcrminous with said first wiping means in rearward extent along the sides of the shoe and arranged to move in a different direction and farther inward laterally of the shoe than said first means to assist in the overwiping and gathering operation.

6, In a machine of the class described, the combination with shoe positioning means, of end embracing wipers, additional wipers arranged to move inwardly between said end wipers and the shoe and substantially coterminous with the end wipers in rearward extent along the sides of the shoe, and means automatically operative in time relation to the movement of said'end wipers for moving said additional Wipers inwardly beyond the inner edges of the end wipers.

ponent of movement forwardly toward the end of the shoe, and means for moving said additional wipers inwardly beyond the inner edges of the end wipers.

8. In a machine of the class described, the combination with shoe positioning means, or end embracing wipers constructed and arranged to close inwardly for a substantially uniform distance from the edge of the shoe bottom round the end and along the sides of the end portion of the shoe, additionalwipers arranged to close inward laterally of the shoe between the shoe and said end wipers, and means for moving said additional wipers over the shoe for a substantially greater distance from the edge of the shoe bottom than the end wipers.

9. In a machine of the class described, the combination with shoe positioning means, of and embracing wipers arranged to operate on the shoe, and additional wipers constructed and arranged to operate at the opiosite sides of the shoe, after the end wipers have completed their operative movement, upon a portion of the stock embraced by said end wipers with wiping movements so directed as to counteract the tendency of the end wipers to displace the stock lengthwise of the shoe.

10. In a machine of the class described, the combination with shoe positioning means, of end embracing wipers mounted for bodily movement lengthwise of the shoe and for relative closing movement laterally of the shoe, and additional wipers arranged to move inward between said end wipers and the shoe beyond the inner edges of the end wipers after the end wipers have completed their operative movement with wiping movements difiierently directed laterally of the shoe from the movements of the end wipers to counteract the tendency of the end wipers to displace the stock lengthwise of the shoe.

11. In a machin of the class described, the combination with shoe positioning means,

1Q ins of end embracing wipers mountedv for closing movement over an end of the shoe, additional wipers mounted to move inward laterally of the shoe between the end wipers and the shoe with a component of movement outwardly toward said end of the shoe, and

operating means constructed and arranged to move said additional wipers thus inwardly over the shoe in time relation to th end wiper-s and after the end wipers have arrived at their limit of operative movement.

12. In a machine of the class described, the combination with shoe positioning means, of end embracing wipers mounted for closing movement over the shoe, additional wipers arranged to move inward laterally of the shoe between said end wipers and the shoe, and power operating means automatically operative to move said additional wipers inwardly over the shoe beyond the inner edges of the end wipers after the end wipers have arrived at their limit of operative movement.

13. In a machine of the class described, the combination with shoe positioning means, of end embracing wipers mounted for closing movement over the shoe, additional wipers arranged to move inward latorally of the shoe between said end wipers and the shoe and positioned normally with their inner edges outwardly retracted beyond the inner edges of: the end wipers, and operating means constructed and arranged to move said additional wipers inwardly beyond the inner edges of the end wipers after the end wipers have arrived at their limit of operative movement.

14. In a machine oi the class described, the combination with shoe positioning means, of end embracing wipers mounted for bodily movement lengthwise of the shoe and for relai ive clo inn; movement laterally of the shoe, side wipers mounted for movement lengthwise of th shoe with said end wipers and arranged to move inwardly between the end wipers and the shoe, and operating means constructed and arranged to move said side wipers inwardly over the shoe beyond the end wipers after the end wipers have arrived their limit of operative movement lengthwise and laterally ot' the shoe.

15. In a machine of the class described, the combination with shoe positioning: means. of end embracing wipers mounted for closing movement over end of the shoe, side wipers constructed and arranged to move inwardly between the shoe and said end, wipers with a component of movement outwardly toward said end of the shoe. and means for moving said side wipers thus inwardly beyond the inner edges of the end wipers after the end wipers have arrived at their limit of closin movement.

16. In machine of the class described,

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the combination with shoe positioning means, of end embracing wipers mounter for inward movement laterally of the shoe, additional wipers arranged to extend along the sides of the shoe between the shoe and said end wipers, and operating means c0ns-tructed and arranged to move said end and side wipers inwardly together laterally of the shoe and then to continue the inward movement of the. side wipers beyond the in ner edges of the end wipers after the end wipers havearrived at their limit of inward movement.

17. In amachine of the class described, the combination with shoe positionin means, of end embracing wipers mounted for closing movement laterally of the shoe. additional wipers arranged to operate at the opposite sides of the end portion of the shoe, means for imparting closing movement to the end wipers, means for moving the side wipers inwardly with the end wipers, and additional means for imparting further inward movement to the side wipers to force them beyond the inner edges of the end wipers.

18. In a machine of the class described, the combination with shoe positioning means, of end embracing wipers mounted for closing movement laterally of the shoe, side wipers arranged to operate between the shoe and said end wipers at the opposite sides of the shoe. means for imparting closing movement to the end wipers, means for causing the side wipers to be moved in warlly by the end wipers, and means for impartingadditional movement to the side wipers beyond the inner edges of the end wipers after the end wipers have arrived at their limit of operative movement.

19. in a machine oi the class described, the combination with. shoe positioning means, or" end embracing wipers mounted for else in" movement laterally of the shoe, side wipers arranged to operate between the shoe and said end wipers at the opposidcs oi' the shoe, means for imparting closing},- movement to the end wipers, means for positioning the side wipers ormally with their wiping edsres outwardly retracted beyond the wiping edges of the end wipers and for causing the side wipers to be moved inwardly with the end wipers, and means for moving): the side wipers farther inwardly beyond the inner edges oi the end wipers after the end wipers have arrived at their limit of: closing: movement.

20. In. a machine of the class described, the combination with shoe positioning means. of a wiper support, end embracing wipers mounted on said support to swing inwardly over the shoe, means for operating said wipers, side wipers pivotally mounted on the support to swing: inwardly over the opposite side portions of the stock embraced by the end Wipers, connections between the till ea er? to swing aoout' axes positioned beyond the end of the shoe and spaced apart laterally of the shoe, means for operating said end wipers, and additional means for operating the side wipers in wiping engagement with the upper materials independently of the end wipers.

22. In a machine of the class described, the combination with shoe positioning means, of end embracing wipers mounted for swinging movement each about an axis substantially midway between the opposite sides of an end of the shoe, additional wipers mounted for closing movement inwardly between. said end wipers and the shoe about axes so disposed as to impart to their wiping edges a component of movement outwardly toward said end 01" the shoe, and means for operatively moving said additional wipers thus inwardly after the end wipers have completed their operative movement.

23. In a machine of the class described, the combination with shoe positioning means, of end embracing wipers mounted for swinging movement each about an axis substantially midway between the opposite sides of an end of the shoe, additional wipers mounted lor closing movement inwardly between said end wipers and the shoe about axes so disposed as to impart to their wiping edges a component of movement outwardly toward said end of the shoe, and means for moving said side wipers thus inwardly beyond the inner edges of the end wipers after the end wipers have completed their operative movement. I

In amachine or" the class described, the combination with shoe positioning means, of end embracing wipers mounted to swing laterally of the shoe each about an axis substantially midway between the opposite sides of the shoe, and additional wipers comprising comparatively thin plates ar ranged to slide inwardly between the end wipers and the shoe at the sides of the shoe and substantially coterminous in rearward extent with the end wipers, said additional wipers being mounted to swing about axes substantially opposite to the corners of the end portion of the shoe.

25. In a machine of the class described, he combination with shoe positioning means, of end embracing wipers, means arranged to be rendered operative by engage ment with the shoe to cause said wipers to close inwardly over the shoe, supplemental wipers arranged to operate along the opposite sides of the portion of the shoe embraced by said end wipers, and additional means for imparting operative movement to said supplemental wipers.

26. In a machine of the class describer, the combination with shoe positionin means, of end embracing wipers, means ranged to'be rendered operative by engagement with the shoe to cause said wipers to close inwardly over the shoe, supplemental wipers arranged to operate along the opposite sides of the portion of the shoe embraced by said end wipers, and means movable laterally ot the shoe to operate said supplemental wipers independently of the end wipers.

27., In a machine or the class described, the combination with shoe positioning means, of end embracing wipers, means an ranged to be rendered operative by engagement with the shoe to cause said wipers to close inwardly over the shoe, supplemental wipers arrangeo to move inwardly between the shoe and said end wipers at the opposite sides or the shoe, and additional operating means for moving said supplemental wipers inwardly over the shoe.

28. In a machine of the class described, the combination with shoe positioning means, of end embracing wipers, means arranged to be rendered operative by engagement with the shoe to cause said wipers to close inwardly over the shoe, supplemental wipers arranged to move inwardly between the shoe and said end wipers at the opposite sides of the shoe, and means constructed and arranged to impart to said supplemental wipers an operative movement independently ot' the end wipers.

29. In a machine of the class described, the combination with shoe positioning means, of end embracing wipers, means arranged to be rendered operative by engage ment with the shoe to cause said wipers to close inwardly over the shoe, additional wipers arranged to move inwardly between the shoe and said end wipers at the opposite sides or the shoe, and means movable laterally of the shoe to force said additional wipers inwardly over the shoe after the end wipers have arrived their limit of closing moven'ient.

30. In a machine of the class described, the combination with shoe positioning means, of end embracing wipers means arranged to be rendered operative by engagement with the shoe to close said wipers inwardly over the shoe, additional wipers arranged to move inwardly between the shoe said end wipers at the opposite sides of the shoe, and means constructed and arranged to move said additional wipers Hill) lit) FIG

inwardly beyond the ec i wipers after the end wip have their limit of mov 31. in machine of the class combination means, of end embracing wipers, ar ranged to be rend ed operative by engage ment with the shoe inwardly over the shoe, additions wipers arr L e along the opposite sides of the per the end wipers, d wipers to be closed c y with wipers, and additional means for imparting to the side wipers 1 inward i after the end wipers have arrived limit of closing movement.

arriv causing the sin at their in a machine of the class described,

con'ibinaticn with shoe positioning means, of end embracing wipers, means for closing said wipers inwardly over the shoe, additional wipers ar anged to operate along the sides of the shoe on portions of the stool. embraced by the end zipcrs, and means movable late "ally of the shoe independently of the end wipers to force said ac ditional wipers farther inwardly over the shoe than the end wipers.

33. in a machine the class described, the combination with shoe positioning means, of end embracing wipers, wiper support movable to carry aid wipers lengthwise of the shoe, additional wipers carried by said support to operate at the opposite sides of the end portion of the shoe, means for closing the end wipers inwardly over the shoe, and means movable laterally of the shoe independenhy of the end wipers to force said additional wipers inwardly over the shoe beyond the inner edges of the end wipers.

34. In a machine of the class described, the combination with shoe positioning means, of end embracing wipers, a wiper support movable to carry said wipers lengthwise of the shoe, means for causing said wipers to be closed inward laterally or the shoe by said movement of the wiper support, side wipers also carried by said wiper support and mounted for movement laterally of the shoe, and additional operating means for the side wipers arranged to move inward. laterally of the shoe and to move the side wipers relatively to the one wipers after the wiper support has arrived at its limit of operative movement.

35. In a machine of the class described, the combination with shoe positioning means, of means for gathering and wiping the margin of the upper inwardly round the end of the shoe, and additional wiping means arranged to operate subsequently upon the gathered margin of the upper and constructed to determine the location of folds in the margin,

2 cause said wipers to shoe embraced by combination with shoe positioning means, of means for gathering and wiping the margin of the upper inwardly round the of the sh e, and additional wiping constructed and arranged to move lly farther than said first means at pposite sides of the gathered material .i ing wiping edges formed to determine the location of folds in the material.

machine of the class described, a combinetion with shoe positioning means, of means for gathering and wiping the margin of the upper inwardly round the end of the shoe, and additional wiping moans constructed and arranged to move inwardly farther than said first means at t is opposite sides of the gathered material b a component of movement outwardly toward the end of the shoe, said additional means being constructed to determine the location of folds in the gathered material.

88, in machine of the class described 0 Q l 0 I o the combination wlth shoe posltiomng means, of end lasting wipers, means for closing said wipers inwardly over the shoe, said wipers hem constructed and arranged to gather the margin of the upper in a plurality of forwardly directed folds in substantial alinement across the end of the shoe and additional fold at each side positioned farther rearwardly and directed outwardly oward the side of the shoe. and means for driving plurality of fastenings corresponding to the number of said folds and in determinate relation to the folds.

39. In a machine of the class described, the combination with shoe positioning means, of end embracing wipers mounted for relative closing movement laterally of the shoe and having wiping edgesco-operating by oppositely directed movements to gather the margin of the upper in a forwardly directed fold substantially midway between the opposite sides of the shoe, said wipers having their wiping edges formed to produce also in the gathered margin of the upper outwardly directed fold in a predeterm ned location at each side of said middle fold.

4:0, in a machine of the class described, the combination with shoe positioning means. of end embracing wipers mounted for relative closing movement laterally of the shoe, said wioers having wiping edges extending substantially straight in opposite directions from a point substantially midway between the opposite sides of the shoe. the straight portions of said edges being arranged to wipe the upper rearwardly from the end face of the shoe and terminating in recesses arranged to assist in determining the location of folds in the gathered margin of the upper.

ell, In machine of the class described,

Leader? the combination with shoe positioning means, of end embracing wipers mounted for relative closing movement laterally of the shoe, and arranged in overlapping re lation at the end of the shoe, each of said wipers having its wiping edge formed with a substantially straight portion extending laterally of the shoe from the point where it meets the edge of the other wiper and ten minating in a recess displaced laterally from the longitudinal median line of the shoe and another portion extending "from said recess rcarwardly and curved in substantial conformity to the curve of the edge of the shoe bottom.

l2. in a machine of the class described, the combination with shoe means, of end embracing wipers, and additional wipers movable between said end wipers and the shoe and arranged to close inward laterally of the shoe beyond the in nor edges of the end wipers, said additional wipers having wiping edges provided with recesses to assist in determining the location of folds in the gathered margin of the upper.

d3. In a machine of the class described, the combination with shoe positioning means, of end embracing wipers mounted for relative closing movement over the shoe and constructed and arranged to gather the margin of the upper in a plurality of forwardly directed folds, and additional wipers movable between the end wipers and the shoe and arranged to close inward laterally of the shoe beyond the inner edges of said end wipers, said additional wipers having their wiping edges recessed to form outwardl directed folds in the margin of the upper in predetermined locations at the rear of said first mentioned folds.

ie. In a machine of the class described, the combination with shoe positioning means, of end embracing wipers mounted for relative closing movement laterally of the shoe, said wipers having recesses in their wiping edges to determine the location of folds in the gathered margin of the upper, and additional wipers movable between said end wipers and the shoe and arranged to close inward laterally of the shoe beyond the inner edges oi the end wipers, said additional wipers having their wiping edges provided with recesses arranged to determine the location of additional folds at the rear of the folds formed by the end wipers.

in a machine of the class described, the combination with shoe positioning means, of end embracing wipers mounted for relative closing movement laterally of the shoe, said wipers having recesses in their wiping edges to determine the location of folds in the gathered margin of the upper, and additional wipers movable between said positioning end wipers and the shoe and arranged to close inward laterally of the shoe beyond the inner edges of the end wipers, said additional wipers having their wiping edges provided with'recesses arranged to aline substantially with the recesses of the end wipers when the wipers are at their limit of closing movement and with additional recesses at the rear of said first-mentioned recesses to determine the location of additional folds in the margin of the upper.

d6. In a machine of the class described, the combination with shoe positioning means, 01"? end embracing wipers mounted for relative closing movement laterally of the shoe, said wipers having their wiping edges formed with recesses to determine the location of folds in the gathered margin of the upper, additional wipers movable between said end wipers and the shoe and arranged to close inwardly beyond the inner edges of said end wipers, said additional wipers having recesses in their wiping edges arranged to determine the location of folds at the rear of said first folds, and operating means constructed and arranged to move said additional wipers farther inwardly after the end wipers have arrived at their limit of closing movement.

47. In a machine of the class described, the combination with shoe positioning means, of means for gathering and wiping the margin ot' the upper inwardly round the end of the shoe, means for inserting a plurality of fastenings substantially at the front of the gathered margin of the upper, and additional means arranged to insert other it'astenings at the opposite sides of the gathered margin farther rearwardly and farther inwardly from the corresponding portions of the edge of the shoe bottom than said front'fastenings.

d8. In a machine of the class described, the combination with shoe positioning means, of means for gathering and wiping the margin of the upper inwardly round the end of the shoe, and means for fastening the upper in lasted position including devices constructed and arranged to! insert a plurality of tastenings at each side of the gathered margin and alined in substantially parallel relation to the longitudinal median line of the shoe.

49. In a machine of the class described, the combination with shoe positioning means, of means for gathering and wiping the margin of the upper inwardly round the end of the shoe constructed and arranged to form in predetermined locations a plurality of folds in the margin directed forwardly toward t ieiend of the shoe and additional folds located farther rearwardly and directed outwardly toward the sides of the shoe, and means for inserting fastenings substantially in line with the difierent respective folds to hold the upper in lasted position.

50. In a machine of the class, described, the combination with shoe positioning means, of means for gathering and wiping the margin of the upper inwardly round the end of the shoe constructed and arranged to form in predetermined locations in the gathered margin a plurality of folds directed forwardly toward the end of the shoe and additional folds positioned farther rearwardly and directed outwardly toward the sides ofthe shoe, means for inserting a plurality of fastenings substantially between said forwardly directed, folds and the end of the shoe, and means for inserting additional tastenings in locations substantially between said. rear folds and the sides of the shoe. 7

51. In a machine or" the class described, the combination with shoe positioning means, of end embracing wipers constructed to form outwardly directed folds in the margin of the upper in predetermined re lation to the wipers, and upper fastening means arranged in such relation to the wipers as to insert fastenings substantially in line with said folds.

52. In a machine of the class described, the combination with shoe positioning means, or" end embracing wipers having wiping edges provided with recesses so formed as to determine the location of outwardly directed folds in the margin of the upper, and upper fastening means constructed and arranged to insert fastenings in said recesses substantially in line with said folds.

53. In a machine of the class described, the

combination with shoe positioning means, of means for gathering and wiping the margin of the upper inwardly round the end of the shoe comprising wipers having wiping edges formed to determine the location of outwardly directed folds in the gathered margin in spaced locations lengthwise of the shoe, and upper fastening means arranged to be positioned by said wipers for inserting iastenings in predetermined relation to said outwardly directed folds.

54. In a machine of the class described, the combination with shoe positioning means, of means for gathering and wiping he margin of the upper inwardly round the end of the shoe comprising wipers having wiping edges recessed to determine the location of a plurality of outwardly directed folds in the gathered margin, and upper fastening means arranged to be positioned by said wipers for inserting fastenings substantially in line with said folds.

55. In a machine of the class described,

the combination with shoe positioning means, of end embracing wipers having wiping edges recessed to determine the location of folds in the gathered margin of the upper, additional wipers movable laterally inward over the end portion of the shoe and having wiping edges recessed to determinethe location of additional folds at the rear of said first folds, and upper fastening means arranged to be positioned by the wipers for inserting fastenings in predetermined relation to the several folds.

56. In a machine of the class described, the combination with shoe positioning m ans, of means for gathering and wiping the margin of the upper inwardly round the end of the shoe comprising wipers mounted for movement laterally of the shoe and having wiping edges recessed to form in the margin of the upper outwardly directed folds spaced apart lengthwise of the shoe, and upper "fastening devices arranged to move laterally ot' the shoe with said wipers and to insert tastenings in predetermined relation to said folds.

57. In a machine of the class described, the combination with shoe positioning means, of end embracing Wipers, additional wipers arranged to move inwardly between the shoe and said end wipers to complete the overwiping operation, and upper fastening devices arranged to be moved inwardly over the shoe by said additional wipers.

58. In a machine of the class described, the combination with shoe positioning means, of end embracing wipers, additional wipers arranged to move inwardly between the shoe and said first wipers to complete the overwiping operation, and upper fastening means comprising a pair of taclrers associated with each of said additional wipers and arranged to be moved inwardly by said wipers for driving'tacks in predetermined relation to the wipers.

59. In a machine of the class described, the combination with shoe positioning means, of end embracing wipers mounted for relative closing movement laterally of the shoe, additional wipers mounted to move inwardly between said end wipers and the shoe at the opposite sides of the end portion of the shoe, means for moving said additional wipers inwardly beyond the inner edges ot the end wipers after the end wipers have completed their closing movement, upper fastening devices arranged to be posi tioned by said additional wipers, and means for operating said devices to drive the fastenings after said last named wipers have completed their operative movement.

60. In a machine of the class described, the combination with shoe positioning means, of end embracing wipers, side wipers mounted to swing laterally of the shoe about axes transverse to the plane of the shoe bottom, side taclrers, and means connecting said tackers to the side wipers to cause them to 

